limelight
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limelight
- /ˈlaɪm.laɪt/ UK, US
Where it comes from
From lime + light.
noun limelights
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The intense white light produced when heating lime in an oxyhydrogen flame.
Similar: Drummond light
- A type of stage lighting once used in theatres and music halls, producing a bright light by the use of incandescent quicklime.
- Attention, notice, a starring or central role, present fame; spotlight. steal the limelight
verb limelights · limelighting · limelighted · limelit
- to illuminate with limelight
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: spotlight, calcium light, public eye, foreground, focus, light, profile, heading, scene, arena, star, stage, headlamp, forefront, superstar, honour
Translations
Every language
noun type of stage lighting
| Español | luz serena, luz de candilejas, candilejas, luz cálcica |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | フットライト futtoraito, ライムライト raimuraito, 脚光 kyakkō |
| Português | ribalta, luz de Drummond, luz oxídrica |
| Français | feux de la rampe |
| Deutsch | Rampenlicht, Kalklicht |
| Italiano | luci della ribalta |
| Русский | свет ра́мпы svet rámpy |
noun attention or notice
| 中文 | 聚光燈 /聚光灯 jùguāngdēng |
|---|---|
| Português | destaque, ribalta |
| Deutsch | Rampenlicht |
| Ελληνικά | δημοσιότητα dimosiótita |
| Русский | центр внима́ния centr vnimánija |
Talk about this word "limelight." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/limelight. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. limelight. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/limelight "limelight." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/limelight.Cite this
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title = {limelight},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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